bigwerm187

hmmm yeah i see wat you mean and i was at the junkyard this weekend and i was looking at a 2.5 tl and a 96 accord and everything seems to be the same..

undyroos

I drive a 3.2 and I'm on 94-97 accord shocks front and rear...they fit the 3.2 forks...

Ken1997TL

How's the ride? Softer? Lower ride height? Body roll?

acurapr

Do you are verify if really the shocks of the accord 94-97 fit in ours 2.5tl?

bigwerm187

yeah thats what i want to make sure cuz i dont want to spent 800 buckz for nothing you know so yeah and when i saw them cars they looked the same and every one here says that they will fit so yeah

J-SpecTL

iTrader: (1)

undyroos - do you remember who you talked to when you called GC? i called them today with the number thats on their website and they said they dont sell certain parts from other kits. only whole kits. i spoke to Trevor.

thanks

undyroos

sorry, i don't remember who it was, it about 3 yrs ago... from everything i've read and my own experiences with GC, they have great customer service.

when i called i told them that i had the regular 3.2TL coilover kit for the stock shocks and that one of them blew out. i told them i was going to run koni yellows for the 94-97 accord and that i would need new sleeves and adjusters to fit onto the new shocks (they call them baby sleeves). i asked what springs i should use and they suggested to stick with the same GC springs from the original kit. got my sleeves and adjusters in a few days...

i told Colt45 the same thing as you except i told him to get 4 FRONT baby sleeves for koni yellows for the 94-97 accord because they are longer, otherwise you can't raise the rear of the car more than a finger. he didn't have a problem getting his sleeves either.

i'd try again and see if you can talk to someone else. see if you can get 4 of the longer sleeves as well if you want to be able to raise your car as well...

good luck!

J-SpecTL

iTrader: (1)

i pretty much told them the same thing that you did but i guess i was dealing with a newbie and he didnt know that i can just order replacement parts and not a whole kit OR they changed the way they do business. i even told him that others have done this and he still wouldnt budge.

so i ended up emailing Mark @ GC[listed on website] and played along that i have an accord but on stock struts and im upgrading to koni. hopefully that works.

ive dealt with them before but it was just to replace one sleeve and collar because the collar got jammed.

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I believe you were correct in this assumption, good ol' wikipedia points out that in 1997 3.2 came standard with leather, and 2.5 standard with stiffer? springs. Not just based on compensation for the weight difference, I don't think. Remember, the 2.5 was supposedly the sport whilst 3.2 was luxury.

East214st

I'm new to this forum and I've read through the posts on this thread. Me and my cluelesss self accidentally ordered KYB GR-2 springs for my 98 TL...it's almost here and I realized it was for the 2.5 and not the 3.2. I'm installing them myself. Should I just install it and see if it fits or is it known to not fit?

KrayzieDxC

Best off using Ground Control coilovers see link here and look thru it.

https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-tl-photograph-gallery-102/little-history-my-tl-lots-pics-56k-warning-583578/